Deb

Girl · recorded 1953–1972

  • 1972last recorded
  • 1958best year

Most popular in 1958.

Last recorded in 1972. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Deb.

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Its story

Popularity since 1953

05911719531958196319671972

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 18 recorded years as a table
Deb, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19534
195412
195516
195632
195784
1958117
1959117
196099
196171
196253
196342
196432
196520
196610
19677
19697
19714
19723

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Deb isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1972
5
Rank in 1972
#8,292
How rare
1 in 304,248 girls
Since 1953
1,450

Deb was last recorded in 1972. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1958, at 117 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Deb doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.